Many people here in Texas could not vote recently because the Department of Motor Vehicles did not process their applications. This was especially tragic for first-time voters, who thought they were registered because they had checked the form on their driver’s license application regarding voter registration.

When is this state going to uphold our rights as citizens?

This country needs a national voter registration and election commission to make sure citizens are able to vote. We can own guns, we can track people down to harass them for telemarketing campaigns and insurance purposes, but we can’t create a data bank that includes all citizens eligible to vote?

Something is terribly wrong in Texas, and it begins with state government and a media that does not keep us factually informed.